U.S. stocks fall hard as economy weighs

Wall Street takes another hit as weekly jobless claims show only slight improvement before Friday’s monthly payrolls report for July. See full story.

The United States blues

The greater good has taken a back seat to partisan agendas. See full story.

Gold futures tack on as much as $18 an ounce

Gold futures tack on as much as $18 an ounce as concerns about the U.S. economy and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and Japan’s currency intervention sent investors into their defensive shells — and to gold as a safe haven. See full story.

Treasury yields drop deeper into November levels

Treasury yields drop further to levels not seen since early November, as U.S. economic data and activity around the world causing uncertainty gives investors more reason to buy U.S. debt. See full story.

Kraft moves to break into two companies

Kraft Foods, which posted better-than-expected earnings, envisions two publicly traded independent units, one focused on global snacks the other a grocery foods specialist. See full story.

I looked up one of the few people who saw the housing bust and financial crisis coming years before they happened: Gary Shilling, economist and author of The Age of Deleveraging. While his steadfast bearishness didn’t surprise me, his blunt assessment did. See full story.

We’re in a buyer’s market, yet Americans who recently purchased a home are even less satisfied with their real-estate companies than last year. Here are tips to find the right real-estate agent for you. See full story.

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